A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
Barnes and Nobles Discover Pick
Washington Post Pick
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Indie Next Pick
Named a 2019 Most Anticipated Book from The Millions, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, USA Today, Refinery 29 and more.

Introducing a brave, new Arab-American voice, an unflinching debut novel that takes us inside a world where few of us have been before: the lives of conservative Arab women living in America.

In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teenager to marry Adam. Though Deya was raised to believe her parents died in a car accident, a secret note from a mysterious, yet familiar-looking woman makes Deya question everything she was told about her past. As the narrative alternates between the lives of Deya and Isra, she begins to understand the dark, complex secrets behind her fragile community.

Set in an America that may feel removed yet is all too close at hand, A Woman Is No Man is both a gripping page-turner and an intimate family portrait. Fans of The Kite Runner and Everything I Never Told You will be drawn to this powerful novel.

Details of Book
Name : A Woman Is No Man
Author : Etaf Rum
ISBN : 0062699768
ISBN-13 : 978–0062699763
Number of pages : 352 pages
Publisher : Harper
Language: English
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
Date of Publication : March 5, 2019

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